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Date:         Tue, 12 Feb 2013 15:31:42 -0600
Reply-To:     Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: 2013 California
In-Reply-To:  <CANbcC+DnHohZ9Jdms+jXaqg8CCmUKWN4UYeC9Hqwvw=xm7c8fw@mail.gmail.com>
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Yup, I'd call that a truck. But is it a rebadged something-or-other like the Routan?

Jim

On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 3:29 PM, Jeff <vw.doka@gmail.com> wrote:

> The Amorak is made in Argentina (and Germany): > > http://www.volkswagen-vans.co.uk/amarok-range/amarok/overview/ > > Cheers, > > Jeff > > > On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 1:24 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote: > > I don't know if there is any validity to this statement, but I heard > > somewhere from someone purporting to know that there was an old labor > > agreement that volkswagen truck chassis would be made only in Germany by > > German workers. This explains the sort of sideways co-production of the > > Routan between Chrysler and VW to allow a US VW-badged van, but it does > not > > explain the South African Vanagons. > > > > Jim > > > > On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 2:57 PM, Pete O <pnoceanwesty@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> What about a T5 built in Chattanooga, TN next to the Passat line? That > >> would change the price points some. Maybe outfitted by Winnebago? > Maybe > >> they could run the unfinished models up to Elkhart Indiana for some > camping > >> conversions? > >> > >> Pete > >> '87 Westy "JoesVan" > >> '79 Westy "Aardvark" > >> > >> > >> > >> On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 1:07 PM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com > >> >wrote: > >> > >> > That price includes a 20% VAT, so the base price is closer to $50k. > For > >> > comparison, the last EVC sold here in 2003 listed for about $35k, > which > >> is > >> > about $42k in today's dollars. > >> > > >> > By the time a California got over here it would cost over $80k with US > >> mods > >> > (like air bags), shipping, tariffs, etc. You won't see a VW camper > here > >> > until it's 100% made in the US or Mexico (unlikely, since VW has > >> abandoned > >> > the minivan segment), and it could be sold in the $50k range. > >> > > >> > Check out your entry level American RV for $20k to $50k and you > >> understand > >> > why we likely won't get a VW camper here again. You want a Class B > van > >> > camper? Your choice is a Sprinter conversion for over $100k. > >> > > >> > Download the brochure though, it will make you drool. Bi-turbodiesel > >> > option, double glazed windows, electro-hydraulic opening top, lots of > cup > >> > holders and the clever storage that you expect from a VW design. > Truly a > >> > land yacht. > >> > > >> > Stuart > >> > > >> > -----Original Message----- > >> > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On > Behalf > >> Of > >> > Rob > >> > Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 7:54 AM > >> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > >> > Subject: 2013 California > >> > > >> > Just under $60k USD may seem a bit much to me but if your were > >> > shopping for a Vanagon camper at GoWesty it might not. > >> > > http://www.volkswagen-vans.co.uk/california-range/california/overview/ > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > Rob > >> > vwrobb@gmail.com > >> > Eisenhower warned us but they won anyway > >> > > >> >


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